name: NASA FIRMS Plans and Pricing
description: >
  Pricing and access plans for the NASA Fire Information for Resource Management
  System (FIRMS) API. All access is free; a MAP_KEY is required and obtained
  at no cost via the FIRMS registration portal.
url: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/api/

plans:

  - name: Free MAP_KEY
    description: >
      Free API key issued after registering through the FIRMS download portal.
      Required for all area-based fire detection queries, data availability
      checks, and missing data lookups. Grants access to all satellite sources
      including MODIS NRT/SP, VIIRS S-NPP/NOAA-20/NOAA-21 NRT/SP, and
      LANDSAT NRT.
    url: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/api/
    free: true
    rateLimit:
      requests: 5000
      period: 10 minutes
      unit: MAP_KEY
    features:
      - Access to all FIRMS REST API endpoints
      - MODIS Terra and Aqua NRT and Standard Processing data
      - VIIRS S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21 NRT and Standard Processing data
      - LANDSAT 8/9 NRT data (US and Canada only)
      - Area bounding box queries (up to 5-day range)
      - KML/KMZ fire footprint downloads by region
      - Data availability and missing data endpoints
      - Near Real-Time data within 3 hours of satellite observation globally
      - Ultra Real-Time data within 60 seconds for US and Canada
      - CSV and KMZ response formats
      - No cost

  - name: No Key (KML Footprints Only)
    description: >
      The KML fire footprints endpoint is publicly accessible without a MAP_KEY
      for predefined global regions and standard time spans. Suitable for
      embedding or quick visualization without registration.
    url: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/api/kml_fire_footprints/
    free: true
    features:
      - KMZ fire footprint downloads for 12 global regions
      - 24h, 48h, 72h, and 7-day time spans
      - MODIS, LANDSAT, and VIIRS sensor options
      - Color-coded detection age polygons
      - No registration required